Family Finds A Pair of Scissors In A Grocery Store Birthday Cake

Store bought cakes are fraught with disastrous potential—sometimes they're super offensively decorated, other times they're hiding an unwanted surprise and don't make the cut.

At least one family didn't think so when they found a pair of scissors lodged inside their celebratory pastry: After purchasing a $59 birthday cake for her mother from a El Rancho Market in Arlington, Texas, local woman Yoly Nava was seriously alarmed to see blades poking up through the buttercream, "We were all around the table and we see the pair of scissors and we're like, 'Whoa!'". Thankfully someone spotted them before things got particularly ugly: The family was about to partake in the Latino tradition of "moridada," when the birthday girl or boy puts their head face-first into their cake.

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"What if those scissors would have been pointed up and I would have hurt my mom?" Nava told reporters. She then posted an angry video to Facebook warning others about the surprise inside.

While an official from the store reportedly called the family to apologize, it's unclear whether or not they will be refunded or what measures the store will be taking to ensure another similar incident doesn't happen again. In the meantime, the family might consider stopping by one of these restaurants for a free birthday treat, perhaps, just avoid buying cakes altogether in favor ofmaking their own.